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Kaiyuan Zhang

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Nuclear physics research studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAstronomical and nuclear sciencesNuclear Physics and Applications

Publications

109

Citations

1,648

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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This researcher's core work is in theoretical nuclear physics, focusing on how exotic atomic nuclei near the edge of stability are structured, including 'halo' nuclei (where one or two neutrons or protons orbit unusually far from the nuclear core) and predictions of nuclear masses using density functional theory (a computational method for modeling many-particle quantum systems). The publication record also includes a notable number of papers in unrelated fields such as plant biology, oncology, machine learning benchmarks, and electrical engineering, suggesting the name may be associated with multiple distinct authors or collaborations across disciplines. Prospective students interested in nuclear structure theory should focus on the physics-specific papers (Physical Review C, Physics Letters B, Journal of Physics G) as the representative body of work.

Nuclear structure theory and halo nucleiRelativistic density functional theory for nucleiNuclear mass predictionsExotic/unstable isotopes near the drip lineDark matter and particle physics phenomenology

Publication output grew substantially from near zero in 2017-2018 to a peak of around 31 in 2024, with a slight decline in 2025, indicating a period of strong growth followed by possible stabilization.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 17.4/year recently
17182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 21 publications232024: 31 publications31242025: 24 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×20
  • Physical Review C×16
  • Physics Letters B×7
  • Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables×2
  • Physical Review Letters×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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